Quotes About Self-restraint

Golf in the interest of good health and good manners. It promotes self-restraint and affords a chance to play the man and act the gentleman.

You have fettered yourself of your own free will, man - break the fetters!

Only one-fourth of the sorrow in each man's life is caused by outside uncontrollable elements, the rest is self-imposed by failing to analyze and act with calmness.

A wise man is not governed by others, nor does he try to govern them; he prefers that reason alone prevail.

For want of self-restraint many men are engaged all their lives in fighting with difficulties of their own making.

What a lot of things there are a man can do without.

Silence is the safest course for any man to adopt who distrust himself.

Mr. Christian gave his exasperation-sigh and went on with his peach salad, unable to keep his fork from shaking a little, but managing, with certain effort, not to drive it suddenly into his chest.

A prudent man will not discover his poverty, his self-torments, the disorders of his house, his uneasiness, or his disgrace.

I don't necessarily think that the world should know everything, and even if you consider yourself to be extremely honest, that doesn't mean you have to blurt everything out all the time.

Never explain, never complain.

Never complain. Never explain.

I suppose I'm of the school of never explain, never complain.

Nick hasn't seen me naked - I'm not a person who's constantly flinging my clothes aside and strutting about.

I see no point in talking about myself unnecessarily.

Por qué hago nada? —dice—. Tengo suficiente educación como para disuadirme a mí misma de hacer cualquier cosa. Para deconstruir cualquier fantasía. Para convencerme de abandonar cualquier meta. Soy tan lista que puedo negarme cualquier sueño.

In anger, nothing right nor judicious can be done.

Not a whisper of flatulence would dare this man's bowels.

I couldn't tell you how I felt before talking to Ava, and I felt like I couldn't talk to Ava until she got back. But then last night, there you where, and you looked so beautiful, and I couldn't stop myself anymore. But I shouldn't have done it, I should have stopped it, I should have put you first. I was trying to do the right thing, but all I did was fuck everything up. With you, with Ava, with your friendship...

Don't give away what you have, but don't let what you have all you ever have.

If you're smart, you keep happiness to yourself.

The power of attention is much greater than the force of self-restraint.

Life is bloody short, and you might as well concentrate on enjoying yourself because nobody is going to admire you for your sacrifices and self-restraint.

The best reaction to anger is to just be silent and walk away